We wouldn't be in this mess if we could borrow more money

[Doggy Styles]

Sorry to break it to you, but there are now only two choices.

1. Vastly increase the amount of taxes to cover the huge debt, ad carry on as we are.
2. Acknowledge the huge debt, admit we now can't afford the welfare state we might like because labour have given the money to the bank, and cut our cloth appropriately.

To sit there effectively giving it "nah nah na nah nah, the tories want to cut public spending" after labour have just effectively given the banks a blank cheque, is, with respect, a little childish.

Thank you.

Now, go back and read what this thread is about.

[PM-Junkie]

Tory cuts

must......engage......brain

[Shimano105]

Don't be cruel. It's clearly the big bad world's fault this time. Gordon was robbed!

If it wasn't for those pesky Septics we'd still be BTLing all the way to the (privately owned) bank.

The boom (NLs creation, nothing to do with the world economy) would have continued forever.

[BrowneIssue]

no more boom and bust
only bust and more bust

I'll vote for more bigger busts.


Unless they're Anne Widdecombe's.

[Mich the Tester]

My first rule ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation.

[Doggy Styles]

Tory cuts

[SantaClaus]

Tories will sack doctors and nurses

They could start by firing the management consultants on a grand a day first!

[EternalOptimist]

What was meant, clearly, is no more Tory boom and bust

[Doggy Styles]

Tories will sack doctors and nurses

[Andy2]

no more boom and bust
only bust and more bust

[Mich the Tester]

"First we saved the world."

[DimPrawn]

"It would be worse under the Tories"

[Bagpuss]

Goes down with classic lines like "Iraq has WMD"